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Michael Young falls short in bid for Final Vote

The fans have spoken and 9.8 million votes were cast for New York’s Nick Swisher as the final member of the 2010 AL All-Star team. Swisher beat out Boston’s Kevin Youkilis, Chicago’s Paul Konerko, Michael Young and Minnesota’s Delmon Young. According to mlb.com, Swisher actually campaigned hard for the vote and used his powerful Twitter account to his advantage.
Swisher had the all-time campaigning day in Final Vote history on Wednesday, bar none. He sought out and got on-line endorsements from New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, actress Jessica Alba and “The Apprentice” co-star Ivanka Trump (among others). Then he backed up his campaigning with a three-hit night in a 6-2 win over Oakland. Barring a late injury, Young will be left off the All-Star team for the first time since 2003.